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A common migrant at Ottawa. {Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) 

 Abundant migrant at Toronto, Ont. A common resident in autumn 

 and winter in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts. (/. H. Flem- 

 ing.) From Missinabi, Ont. to Point Comfort on the east coast of 

 James bay. Common during migration at Guelph, Ont. (A. B. 

 Klugh.) I saw one at Norway House, June 17th, and took a speci- 

 men on the Echimamish, June 24th. It was common at Oxford 

 House, June 30th to July 4th. One was observed as we ascended 

 Hill river, September ist. (E. A. Preble.) 



This species was observed on Mouse (Souris) river, in September 

 during the autumnal migration, frequenting the dense undergrowth 

 in the river bottom in company with warblers. (Coues.) Un- 

 common migrant throughout Manitoba generally. (Atkinson.) A 

 tolerably common migrant in spring and autumn in Manitoba. 

 (E. T. Seton.) Common at Aweme, Manitoba, in spring and fall; 

 probably breeds; arrives about April 25th, and leaves October 4th. 

 (Criddle.) Only three specimens were found at Medicine Hat, 

 Sask., in April and May, 1894; common in spruce woods from the 

 mouth of Lesser Slave river to Peace River Landing, lat. 56° 15', 

 June, 1903; first seen at Edmonton, Alta., May 4th, 1897; tolerably 

 common in the spruce woods and breeding without doubt ; common 

 in the spruce woods of the foothills from Edmonton to Crow Nest 

 pass in July and August ; quite common at Banff, evidently breeding 

 early as there were young birds in May, 1891 ; a common species in 

 April, 1890, at Revelstoke, B.C., but all seemed to be migrants; 

 quite common on Sophie mountain on the International Boundary, 

 B.C., at an altitude of 4,400 feet in 1902; common at Femie, Elko, 

 Midway and Sidley, B.C., and along the trail between Princeton and 

 the Skagit river; quite common in the early part of April, 1889, 

 at Hastings, Burrard inlet ; shot on the mountains at Spence Bridge, 

 B.C., late in May, 1889; very abundant at Huntingdon, B.C., on the 

 International Boundary in September, 1901, and at Douglas, April 

 17th, 1906; apparently a summer resident on Vancouver island, 

 seen first on April i8th when they were in large numbers in conifers 

 with chickadees; first seen at Penticton, B.C., April 13th, 1903, 

 abundant everywhere by the 20th and remained so until May ist; 

 common at Lake Ste. Anne, north of Edmonton, and from thence 

 along the trail to the Athabaska pass in June, 1898; common at 

 Femie and Elko, B.C., in May, 1904. (Spreadborough.) Very 



